title: Carboxylate-assisted ruthenium-catalyzed direct alkylations of ketimines.
abstract: The mechanism of carboxylate-assisted ruthenium(II)-catalyzed direct alkylations of ketimines with unactivated alkyl halides was probed through experimental studies. The remarkable chemoselectivity of the broadly applicable catalyst also enabled direct alkylations among others on H(2)O or under solvent-free reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. Lutz.Ackermann@chemie.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vicente